Blog devoted to potato and tomato breeding, but may include forays into politics, culture, and the like.

Saturday, January 26, 2008

This Tater-Mater blog is very much a diary of sorts, and I can control what goes into its content. If you are a first time reader or an old friend, you may want to leave some comments on my Tater Mater forum. The link is below

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Everything is happening so fast with the new forum and this blog. I will entertain many ideas what to place into my blog from emails and from the Tater Mater Forum.

Verde Claro Tomato

Verde Claro Tomato

A field of Lumpers in full bloom

The Lumpers. The old Irish variety identified with Ireland for nearly fifty years during the first half of the 1800's. I am the only person to have certified seed of this classic Irish potato. Available in a mix of 6 varieties in an 8 lb. box, postage prepaid sent to you for $40.

green stripe gs

This is a good example of how poorly some the original material was for green stripes.. I have done so much breeding with this gene that it is now very expressive in my developed varieties such as Green Zebra, Vintage Wine, etc.

Green Zebra tomato

In my opinion, the is one of the most recognized tomatoes in the Heirloom trade. Four varieties went into the makeup of the original hybrids and subsequent generations. First introduced in the Tater Mater Seed Catalog in 1983.

SSE Tomato Seed

Varieties of tomatoes directly or indirectly out of the Tater Mater Seed research